No matter how much we may wish there is a soul mate for us, I'd guess there isn't.
Also, even if there is, good luck finding him/her in a world population creeping up to 7 billion of our mostly dumb species.

Even if you bumped into your soul mate, how would you know that it is your soul mate? If you are walking in a street and just by chance you bump into someone doesn't mean that you will stop and talk to that person. So i belive the chance for that are ver very very very very very small. Unfortunantely.

No matter how much we may wish there is a soul mate for us, I'd guess there isn't.
Also, even if there is, good luck finding him/her in a world population creeping up to 7 billion of our mostly dumb species.

I agree. It's becoming harder and harder to find a woman that stands out now, because too many of them all look, sound, and act the same way (thanks hollywood, society, etc) all in the names of "being relevant" and "acceptance".

I seem to have a much higher chance of running into a single woman online than I do in real life. But I much rather would like to do the latter, that way I'll know exactly who she is. Hard to do that over an internet connection unless you both are using webcams.

Do you believe your destiny and fate are set in stone? If so, your answer will be a simple yes or no.

If you believe that you make your own destiny, which I believe to be the case for almost everyone here, then you should make a person your soul mate.

It's the same theory behind "A lie told often enough becomes the truth." Except that you never lied. It's something similar to what blacksmiths do. It's an arduous process to forge a sword, given that it was just a weak piece of metal in the beginning. But by the end, you'll have a sword which endure many tough battles.

I don't know about the chances.... but my parents lived a block down the street from each other and have never even seen each other until 2 years after they moved out of NY to look for a job.....where they met for the first time working at a Chinese restaurant. The funny thing is they moved out on the exact same day and applied for the job on the same day as well. Funny how life works.